Laguna Beach Police Receive $102K Grant For Road Safety

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The Laguna Beach Police are focused on the safety of all who travel. This year, they have been awarded a grant for $102,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will assist in the Laguna Beach Police Department’s efforts to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads.

“These are trying times, and now more than ever, it is important that we are at the forefront of traffic safety,” Lieutenant Cota said. “This funding allows us to educate and enhance the safety of all residents.”

The one-year grant is for the 2021 federal fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. The grant will fund a variety of traffic safety programs, including:

• DUI/driver’s license checkpoints.
• Patrols specifically looking for suspected alcohol and/or drug-impaired drivers.
• Patrols targeting violations of California’s hands-free cell phone law.
• Patrols targeting the primary causes of crashes.
• Patrols specifically looking for seat belt and child safety seat violations.
• Creating “Hot Sheets” identifying repeat DUI offenders.
• Officer training to identify suspected impaired drivers and conduct sobriety tests.

According to Lieutenant Cota discussed the implementation of the grand funding.

"Through education and behavior changes, we hope to create an environment that is safe and equitable for all road users in our community," Cota said.

Funding for this program is from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.